2025’s Bach to Broadway Concert (Photo – saintandrewpasadena.org)
The Los Angeles Children’s Chorus (LACC) launches its 2026–27 season with performances in LA Opera’s new production of Carmen, the 31st annual “Bach to Broadway” concert, and a series of holiday programs throughout December. The season also includes the Preparatory Choir Fall Concert and LACC’s annual Winter Concert.
By Melanie Hooks
LA Opera’s Carmen
LACC opens the season with 14 choristers appearing as mocking street urchins in LA Opera’s new production of Georges Bizet’s Carmen. Created by director and designer Thaddeus Strassberger, the production is a co-production of LA Opera, Houston Grand Opera, and Detroit Opera.
Domingo Hindoyan conducts in his debut as LA Opera music director. The cast includes Rihab Chaieb as Carmen, Joshua Guerrero as Don José, Kathleen O’Mara as Micaëla, and Liam James Karai as Escamillo.
Performances take place at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion on Saturday, October 17, at 6:00 pm; Sunday, October 25, at 2:00 pm; Tuesday, October 27, at 7:30 pm; Thursday, October 29, at 7:30 pm; Sunday, November 1, at 2:00 pm; Wednesday, November 4, at 7:30 pm; and Saturday, November 7, at 7:30 pm Tickets start at $51 and are available at laopera.org.
“Bach to Broadway”
LACC’s Concert Choir and Young Men’s Ensemble, conducted by Artistic Director Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, perform at the 31st annual “Bach to Broadway” concert on Friday, October 23, at 7:30 pm at St. Andrew Church in Pasadena. The concert benefits the restoration fund of the historic church, which was designed by architect Ross Montgomery and dedicated in 1927.
The program also features members of the Los Angeles Master Chorale and LA Opera: sopranos Sunjoo Yeo, Courtney Taylor, and Rachel Yeo; mezzo-soprano Danielle Marcelle Bond; tenors Todd Strange and Rohan Ramanan; and baritone Abdiel Gonzalez. Patrick Flahive directs Pueri Cantores SGV and the St. Andrew School Choir.
Tickets are $50 and are available at saintandrewpasadena.org.
Other Engagements
LACC’s Preparatory Choir presents its Fall Concert on Wednesday, November 18, at 5:30 pm at Pasadena Presbyterian Church. Designed for young children with little or no previous musical experience, the ensemble performs foundational folk-based repertoire.
The Grammy Award-winning chorus presents two performances of its annual Winter Concert, “Becoming”: Sunday, December 6, at 7:00 pm at Pasadena Presbyterian Church, and Tuesday, December 8, at 7:00 pm at First United Methodist Church. The programs differ and include seasonal songs and winter-themed works. Approximately 400 choristers from six LACC ensembles will perform.
LACC then joins the Pasadena Symphony and POPS for Holiday Candlelight, conducted by Brett Mitchell, at All Saints Church in Pasadena. Performances are Friday, December 11, at 7:30 pm, and Saturday, December 12, at 4:00 and 7:00 pm. The program also features the Donald Breinegar Singers and the LA Bronze Handbell Ensemble.
On Saturday, December 12, at 11:00 am, LACC@HOLA presents a free concert at the Heart of Los Angeles campus in Lafayette Park. Established in 2024, the partnership brings LACC’s choral music education program to underserved youth in Central and South Los Angeles.
HOLA serves approximately 3,000 young people annually through free after-school programs in academics, the arts, athletics, and wellness. According to the organization, 100 percent of its high school seniors graduate, and 80 percent complete postsecondary degrees.
For information, visit lachildrenschorus.org or call (626) 793-4231.
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